in its brief to the fcc, wusa art its signal does not reach west virginia, and therefore it should not be required to run terry's ads. the commission ruled that wusa's signal reaches enough in west virginia to meet the requirement. 9news viewed the six commercials on terry's campaign site as of last week. all were too graphic to be shown in the newscast, with images of aborted fetuses or beheadings in the middle east. in a statement, wusa said we disagree with the decision by the fcc staff to require us to broadcast advertisements for mr. terry, who is not running for office in washington, d.c., maryland or virginia. we will be asking the fcc to reconsider its decision. >>> we have continuing coverage of the upcoming national and local elections on our website. just go to wusa9.com, then click on the campaign 2012 banner at the top of our home page. >>> dc council member mary chai is holding a here on signs from traffic cameras. dc mayor has moved to reduce fines for violators caught speeding up to 10 miles over the speed limit to $50 instead of the current $75. for those going 11-15 m

time for this week's wusa 9 game-on give-away jersey. you guys are looking cool. >> if i could just pull it down a little bit. >> never looked better. but we are giving away ryan kerrigan. go to wusa 9's facebook page and tell us why you deserve to win. it's all about ryan kerrigan. >> and we should note that the jersey would be a lot more popular if kerrigan would get maybe a sack or two every once in awhile. just every now and then. >> he's got four and a half. >> does he have four and a half? not exactly leading the league. >> in seven games. he needs to pick it up. >>> still ahead, the contentious local race that could have a big say in who controls the senate come january. >>> later on, plenty of power crews from all across the country are on their way to new york and new jersey trying to help them get their lights back on, but why were crews from one state turned away? >>> but first, an update on the battle over bus service for some local school kids. >>> a follow-up on the fight over school bus service in arlington county. we told

so you can go to wusa 9. com and click on the icon to chat with an expert or you can call the number (202)244-3304. (202)244-3304. with me now is dr. john thompson. he is the executive director of the dc office on aging. i'd like to as you what does the affordable health care act have in connection with medicare. >> seniors and other individuals who are medicare beneficiaries now have an opportunity to get a free annual visit. and so this is something that wasn't covered prior to the affordable care act. and also those seniors who find themselves paying for high prescription drug costs have an opportunity of receiving a 50 percent discount on name brand -- covered name brand drugs. so that's huge for those seniors on a fixed income. >> it's very important to medicare beneficiaries. now how can be beneficiaries maximize their befits. >> first of all they need to understand their benefits. some seniors may not know about the 50 percent discount if they have high cost drugs. contact us and we have experts standi

wusa is donating a dollar to the sandy relief fund for every person who likes our facebook page. so please consider logging on and giving us a like. >>> the d.c. government is getting ready for winter at rfk stadium. the mayor joined more than 1,000 workers from the public works and transportation departments. hundreds of drivers are getting familiar with snow routes and support teams. they ran through their paces to get ready. >> it's not easy driving those trucks. i've driven one. but it's a bunch of fun. >> yeah? when it's dry or when it's wet? >> the guys that do that like to plow snow. believe me. it's not all about the money. they like to plow snow. oh, i love it, it's great. hopefully we will have some snow to plow. >> whatever makes you happy. >> garrett county is pretty much cut off. 30 inches of snow still on the ground. a lot of folks cut off from their individual communities. it's a big mess out there. for us, we'll start with a live look outside. it's our live michael & son weather cam. we have some clouds. unofficially the high was 5 3, 10 degrees below average. rig

in the statement wusa said we disagree with the decision. mr. terry is not running for office in washington, d.c., maryland or virginia. we will be asking the fcc to reconsider its decision. >>> a fairfax county judge is expected to stipulate poll watchers cannot leave their seats or talk to voters inside the voting sites. poll watchers are there to answer questions voters have bat ballot. >>> jessica doyle is back with more on a campaign against debt. >> reporter: would you believe your share of the national debt is $141,000? that is how all taxpayers individually as part of the more than $16 trillion in debt the nation has currently rung up, it is only going to get worse unless something is done about it. the website aims to inform millennials about the nation's debt problem. >> thanks for having me. >> reporter: is this an issue they are focusing in on in. >> it ought to be. as you said our debt is $16 trillion. it can impact our ability to achieve the american dream. every generation before us was handed a chance to a better and brighting fu

. >> wusa 9 was a proud sponsor of today's event. since its launch in 1987, the scouting for food program has collected millions of pounds of food items for people in this area in need. >>> thousands of people turned out in nationals park today to raise money to help fight heart disease. the american heart association reminds us all the time that heart disease and stroke are this country's number one and number three killers. today's walkers made their way on a course that started and ended in nationals park to raise money to combat heart disease and stroke. wusa 9 were also proud sponsors of this event designed to promote physical activity and heart-healthy lifestyles. >> that's something you care about very deeply as well. >> absolutely. most people know my story. i had a heart attack. started running. >> a great day for a run today. >> and the weather is cooperating. incredible. >> you've got to love great weather like this, especially on a holiday weekend when a lot of people want to get out and enjoy it. we'll extend this beauti

and the damage from sandy hit close to home right here at wusa-9. earlier we showed you this video. monday night, a huge tree came crashing into one of our reporters' home. take a look at the picture. the free fell on his bed. his wife had gotten up ten minutes earlier. >>> today, that tree was removed. it was so tricky so companies refused to get involved. what a mess. we are glad that bruce is safe. to hear him talk about his experience, go to wusa9.com. >>> last night, we profiled steve and haleen nichols. they reached out to us when they feared that a long power outage could put steve's life at risk. >> reporter: it is so nice to meet you. >> steve has als. his ventilator was powered by aent later. we got to them last night and the electricity is back on. i was happy to visit them in their home last night. you can help the hurricanes of victim sandy. go to our facebook page and click "like." we'll donate a dar to the sandy relief fund. >>> after a nationwide man hunt a suspected bomber was caught in montana. >> lawrence stewart, the accused bomber had been on the run two days an

the wusa 9 facebook page already blowing up. frank says coach is absolutely right. he's 100% correct with 3 and 6 with 7 games to go. we'd have to go 6 and 1 and that's not close to realistic in order to make the playoffs. what's next? find out who wants to be here. on that performance yesterday, i'd say no one from the d side wants to be here. but bill says the fans ought to be doing evaluating of their own. as long as the sheep continue to lose 70% of the games, the redskins will never be good. get a hope or go to early dinner at the dc water front on sunday. no way. real fans have not given up on our team. we're just really frustrated. and don marie says so is mike shanahan. i think shanahan misspoke out of frustration and every right to feel that way just not publically. watching that game yesterday we should have won. shanahan knew that as well. topnotch coach. just need to iron out the kinks. rebuilding a team takes time. 11 years ago they were terrible. you can't rub a lamp and make three wishes come true. it takes time. ay. wish number 1 more play making rec

banned together to help the hungry in the metropolitan washington area, d.c., maryland and virginia and wusa is a sponsor of the program. the program is called scouting for food. so tell me exactly how the campaign works. >> of course. this weekend, saturday, november 3rd, boy scouts throughout the area will fan out in neighborhoods passing out flyers and plastic bags, asking homeowners to leave some food the following weekend on their doorsteps, and then the following weekend the boy scouts will return to those neighborhoods, collect the food and take them to central location points. in the district of colombia, that is just about every safeway store in the district of colombia. there are some safeway stores and other collection points as well in maryland and virginia. >> so if you do not have a bag at your door, because we don't have enough boy scouts to go to every door, you can go to a safeway safeway store? >> that's correct. in the safeway stores, they're also offering an opportunity for patrons to purchase prepackaged bags of groceries and there will be -- in the district of colombia

. >>> don't forget to go to jchayward.com and stay with wusa throughout the evening. we'll have the latest figures on local and national races. thanks for being with us. join us at 5:00.

wusa and the washington guardian added up all the internal investigations at the department of energy, department of education, and 27 other federal agencies that spend stimulus money, finding more than $5.8 million had been misspent, lost to fraud, or questionable in other ways. our reviews on the program and spending on the american recovery reinvestment act indicates the numbers are likely to grow. investigators in the government agency that spent the money continue their audits and pursuing more than 1,900 open criminal investigations. for more specific examples like funds intended to aid the poor folks in rural areas, instead being paid for homes with swimming pools. check out our findings at wusa9.com. for 9 wants to know with the washington guardians. >> thank you, russ. the white house did not respond to requests for a comment, anita? >>> you can rip out that dictionary page that has the word landslide in it because it looks like we're not going to be needing it this time this year. polls show the popular vote for the president to be virtually tied and that is enough for both

victoria's secret apologized and you won't see it when the fashion show airs on wusa 9. >>> when we see high profil cheaters busted on national news we wonder why so many people are foolish so often. derek says the answer isn't thatcomplicated. >> to my mind this comes down to the big difference between what we like and what we value. for example, i value the idea of a stomach that looks like that, but i also like eating potato chips and fancy cupcakes. so this look is slightly more likely. same for monogamy. we give it a lot of lip service. anybody who appears to be successfully pulling it off, they get major kudos. we value it highly. but let's be real. that's not what we like. don't believe me? just look at our most popular tv shows. our advertising. and even the fact that this crazy david petraeus' sexy news story is all anybody wants to talk about. all of that is our human nature pulling us in a totally different direction. on the other hand, a good solid relationship, well that is a lot like that six-pack. it's really hard to get and even harder to keep for any length of time. aft

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as we go to break, a reminder for election 2012 analysis you can follow@wusa 9. >> election night bulletin. president obama has won a second term. as president of the united states. in the last few moments, cbs news has projected that president obama would carry the state of ohio and with that, the president has amassed more than the 270 electoral votes necessary to win. repeating now the president has won re-election. this is the presidential race map as it stands right now. 270 electoral votes needed to win. president obama has 274. that is it. it is done. this is the scene in chicago at the president's victory rally. as you can see, quite a large crowd, quite an enthusiastic crowd, having just gotten the news that the president has been elected to another four year term. bob schaffer. >> president obama, despite the state of the economy, has become the first president re- elected since fdr with an unemployment rate this high. >> it's a remarkable victory, and i must say it is a tribute to the strategists on president obama's campaign team. while mitt romney mitt was talking about how he

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wusa 9.com. >> the white house honors a local library today for contribution to community. parkview high school library and media center is one of ten across the nation to get the national medal for museum in library service. got the honor for guitars on the go concerts which students can take part in before school. >>> extraordinary exhibit about the civil war. it opens monday at the library of congress. commemorates the 150th anniversary of the war. more than 200 items on display there. many never before seen by public telling personal stories of a nation torn apart and a conflict to help shape nation's future. >> it was a red white and blue affair out today. 6 sky divers including one marine double amputee jumping out. the jumpers are part of a team of retired service men from cincinnati. one of them holding the largest american flag to ever make a free fall jump. all 6 sky divers got down safe. >> great view there. coming up, learning to walk again. a device that helps people leave wheelchairs and walkers behind. >> people magazine states what many female fans at the mo

and a voter's guide for all of the races, log on to our web site wusa 9.com and click on campaign 2012. >> a new fine schedule going into affect today for speed camera violators in washington d.c. beginning today, if you are caught speeding up to 10 miles over the limit goes to $50 instead of the current $75. if you are 11 to 15 miles over, fines drop from $125 down to $100. if you are really a led foot, you'd get a $300 ticket instead of $250. held a hearing today on citizens complaints about the traffic enforcement cameras. but the changes go into affect and don't require council approval to do that. >>> the fair increased by a quarter to $1.25. the county service known as the bus is still one of the least expensive in the region. comparable fairs are around $1.60. the increase is necessary cause everything else costs more too. >> still ahead tonight, a firefighter's first day on the job comes with plenty of drama without the flames. we'll show you what he had to do. >> bring in the plants if you haven't already. we'll show you the advisories. we have a freeze warning in affect. we'l

go to our wusa facebook page and like us. for everyone who does we'll donate $1 to the american red cross sandy relief fund. so far the american red cross has taken in more than $85 million. >>> well, it's just about under way in our area, the first voters around here are casting ballots in about 10 minutes when the polls open in virginia. and after being an automatic win for republicans for decades, the commonwealth voted for president obama four years ago. >> will virginia swing back to red this year? andrea mccarren tracked down some undecideds. she said they're not apathetic or indifferent, they just haven't made up their minds. >> when is the election? [ laughter ] >> what are the names of the two people running? >>reporter: late night television has had a field day with undecided voters. >> so why are you undecided? what goes on up here? what goes on up here? >> i still can't decide who to go with. i know where i lean, but i don't -- i can't say for certainty that that's what i'm going to do come tomorrow. >>reporter: o

if you want up to date information, go to our facebook page, wusa 9 but also tweeting out results as soon as we get them and wusa9.com. the most up to date information. we're getting it out to you as soon as we get the information. if you want to come straight to your phone, you can text us election, the number 9, 25543 and then tweet us pictures. >> thank you for joining us. we're back in half an hour with more local election results. >> pelley: now it's getting interesting. polls are closed in 40 of the 50 states as america elects a president tonight. headline of the hour: cbs news estimates that ohio and wisconsin-- two of the key battleground states that could tip the balance-- are leaning towards president obama. but we cannot project a winner yet in thu either state or any f the five battleground states where the polls are closed. let's look at the presidential race map as it stands at this moment. 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency. we are now showing president obama with 123 and mitt romney with 153. mr. romney's states are shown there in red. mr. obama's in blu